Doug Field has returned to Apple to work with Bob Mansfield, who is leading Apple's self-driving-car program, Project "Titan", after he left Apple as an engineering executive to work with Tesla on Model 3.
Field worked in Apple's Mac pision in 2013 before going to Tesla, He stepped away from the electric-car maker in May, and Tesla officially announced his departure in July.
Revelations about Project “Titan” that emerged last month hinted that the program was apparently more robust than previously thought. According to an affidavit filed in an FBI investigation, Apple has been working on components that could be used in some type of vehicle.
Apple was also building prototypes and had requirements for “power, battery system, and drivetrain suspension mounts” according to the affidavit.
Perhaps the biggest hint was that some 5,000 employees were given access to information about "titan" as it's described in the affidavit. Previous estimates pegged the number at about 1,000.
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